ETI111 Public SpeakingIstinye UniversityDegree Programs English Translation and InterpretationGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational Qualifications
English Translation and Interpretation

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Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: ETI111
Course Name: Public Speaking
Semester: Fall
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: English
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: Compulsory Courses
Course Level:
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE:6. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:First Cycle EQF-LLL:6. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üy. ÜLKÜ KÖLEMEN
Course Lecturer(s): Hatice Yurttaş
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: • To acquaint and train students with essential skills in public speaking.
• To inform students about different types of public speaking
• To enable students to organize and present their oral products in an efficient way.
• To increase their general spoken discourse performance and confidence in speaking in public.
Course Content: • An introduction to the efficient public speaking skills
• Practice at analysing and giving public speeches.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Ability to explain the technical and stylistic aspects of public speaking
2) Ability to prepare and present speeches with confidence, fluency, coherence, and accuracy
3) Ability to analyse and criticise different types of speeches delivered.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to Public Speaking. Contents and Requirements of the Course. Famous examples of speeches.
2) Foundations of Effective Communication Managing nervousness Listening and understanding
3) Speaking skills for Interpreters Audience Environmental conditions
4) Preparation: Note taking, organization, making an outline
5) Presentation: Verbal, visual, emotional contact
6) Practise of delivering a speech: Feedback
7) Midterm
8) Student Presentations -Assessment and feedback
9) Student Presentations -Assessment and feedback
10) Student Presentations - Assessment and feedback
11) Student Presentations - Assessment and feedback
12) Student Presentations - Assessment and feedback
13) Student Presentations - Assessment and feedback
14) Student Presentations - Assessment and feedback

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Public Speaking for College and Career by Hamilton Gregory 2018
Public Speaking: The Evolving Art by Stephanie J. Coopman 2018
References: The Art of Public Speaking by Stephen Lucas 2015
The Art of Public Speaking Lessons from the Greatest Speeches in History by John R. Hale 2010

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) He / She acquires the professional skills theorical and practical translation and interpretation can use those skills for didactic and research purposes.
1) He / She uses modern teaching methods and techniques of teaching English as a foreign language.
1) He / She knows modern language and linguistics theories in a comprehensive way.
1) He / She knows the historical developmental process of translation and interpretation and develops an independent attitude on the role of translators and interpreters for modern research and applications.
1) He / She uses the academic language skills effectively and efficiently as by mastering the functional and structural form of English language.
2) He / She uses a second foreign language at least at B1 General Level according to European Language Portfolio criterion.
2) He / She knows the impact of fundamental and modern works in the translation and interpretation field, presents evaluations relying on them.
2) He / She knows the periods of English Literature, important genres and major works in detail with its cultural and historical features.
2) He / She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the fundamental level of European Computer Driving License.
2) He / She can evaluate the English language teaching materials and develop original teaching materials.
3) He / She takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups.
3) He / She develops practical and theoretical solutions for interpreting and translatological problems.
3) He / She takes ethical and practical training from beginning to advanced levels to develop consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills in various fields such as health, media and law etc. Thanks to this training, he / she practices his/her profession in accordance with the standards of conference interpreting in various legal, health and media-communication fields nationally and internationally.
3) He / She acquires the ability to understand multicultural approaches in the field of translation and interpretation and reflects the efficient bilingual and bi-cultural practices on his/her works.
4) He / She knows and applies professional ethics, professional standards and practices in the field of translation and interpretation.
5) He / She applies basic research methods and theories in social sciences.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) He / She acquires the professional skills theorical and practical translation and interpretation can use those skills for didactic and research purposes. 3
1) He / She uses modern teaching methods and techniques of teaching English as a foreign language.
1) He / She knows modern language and linguistics theories in a comprehensive way.
1) He / She knows the historical developmental process of translation and interpretation and develops an independent attitude on the role of translators and interpreters for modern research and applications.
1) He / She uses the academic language skills effectively and efficiently as by mastering the functional and structural form of English language. 3
2) He / She uses a second foreign language at least at B1 General Level according to European Language Portfolio criterion.
2) He / She knows the impact of fundamental and modern works in the translation and interpretation field, presents evaluations relying on them.
2) He / She knows the periods of English Literature, important genres and major works in detail with its cultural and historical features.
2) He / She uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at least at the fundamental level of European Computer Driving License.
2) He / She can evaluate the English language teaching materials and develop original teaching materials.
3) He / She takes responsibilities by adopting fundamental universal values and developing a prudent, respectful, open to communication and learning attitude towards different language, race, gender, religion and social class groups. 2
3) He / She develops practical and theoretical solutions for interpreting and translatological problems.
3) He / She takes ethical and practical training from beginning to advanced levels to develop consecutive and simultaneous interpreting skills in various fields such as health, media and law etc. Thanks to this training, he / she practices his/her profession in accordance with the standards of conference interpreting in various legal, health and media-communication fields nationally and internationally.
3) He / She acquires the ability to understand multicultural approaches in the field of translation and interpretation and reflects the efficient bilingual and bi-cultural practices on his/her works.
4) He / She knows and applies professional ethics, professional standards and practices in the field of translation and interpretation. 2
5) He / She applies basic research methods and theories in social sciences.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 20
Final 1 % 60
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 60
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 13 39
Study Hours Out of Class 16 80
Presentations / Seminar 7 7
Midterms 1 1
Final 1 1
Total Workload 128